LIFE SKILLS ENHANCING PROGRAM BASED ON SELF-EFFICACY CONCEPT FOR REDUCING RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

This study was a quasi-experimental research .The purposes of this research were 1) To develop the life skills enhancing  program based on the self-efficacy concept for reducing risky sexual behaviors in junior high school students. 2) To study the effects of the life skills enhancing  program based on the self-efficacy concept for reducing risky sexual behaviors of junior high school students. The sample was 70 junior high school students from Bangpleeratbomrung School, Samutprakan Province, Thailand. The subjects were studying in Grade 8 students which were divided equally into two groups, 35 students in the experimental group were assigned to participate under the life skills enhancing  program and the other 35 students in control group. The experimental instruments consisted of life skills enhancing program which IOC was 0.87.The duration of experiment was six weeks. The data collecting instruments included  self-efficacy about risky sexual behaviors test, risky sexual behaviors attitude test, knowledge test and risky sexual behaviors practice test. The reliability were 0.97 0.98 0.95 and 0.97 to levels.The data were then analyzed by mean, standard deviation and       t – test. The research findings were as follows : 1) A developed life skills health promotion program consisted of self-efficacy and Life skills concepts, 6 interventions activities and evaluation could reducing risky sexual behaviors. 2)The effects of applying the life skills enhancing  program on risky sexual behaviors in experimental group were found lower after using the life skills enhancing  program than before at the .05 level of significance and lower than students  in the control group at the .05 level of significance as well.